Need card reader

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tea2085

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To update firmware on my D3300, I need a card reader and not sure what to look for.Can someone point me to what I need? Paul
 
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tea2085

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Thanks Horoscope Fish- I,ii order your suggestion. Just wondering why you just can't plug your camera into the computer and do the same thing? Paul
 
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Horoscope Fish

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tea2085 said:
Thanks Horoscope Fish- I,ii order your suggestion. Just wondering why you just can't plug your camera into the computer and do the same thing? Paul
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You MIGHT be able to, I honestly don't know and I don't have a cable here at my office to check. But... If you can plug your D3300 into your computer using the cable AND find the SD card listed as a drive on your computer, you can probably get away with it.

Thing is, to update your firmware you need to be able to put the .bin file on the SD card but NOT in a folder on the SD card; and that's crucial to the update happening. If you can do that on your PC, using the cable, you won't need the USB card reader. Even so, using the SD card reader will probably prove faster and more convenient than connecting your camera to your PC with the cable every time you want to transfer photos.
 
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tea2085

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Don, think you are right! It has a slot called multimedia and my SD card does fit into it, but it then asks for a device to open it. I can't figure that out. Paul
 
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